Episode 8 of Game of Thrones “No One” premieres this Sunday at 9pm EST.
Here are a few predictions for the upcoming episode.
1. The letter Sansa wrote was to Littlefinger.
In this episode 7 Sansa could be seen writing a letter to an unknown recipient after a bit of groveling over the number of men in their army. Obviously this letter was to Littlefinger asking for the Vale’s army to help them fight the Boltons.
So expect a just in time arrival by Littlefinger during the upcoming Battle of the Bastards. It’ll help them win, but Jon being indebted to Littlefinger cannot be a good thing in the long run.
2. Theon will join the Unsullied.
Isn’t it strange that the dickless Theon is on his way to join with the Dragon Queen and her army of eunuchs? Maybe being among familiar company will finally get Theon out of his funk.
Whether or not he will actually join the rank and file of the Unsullied, Theon will at least find some camaraderie with Grey Worm and learn that living his life without his member isn’t all bad.
3. Tyrion will be betrayed by the Wise Masters.
Tyrion made a questionable deal with the Wise Masters earlier in the season. But the Wise Masters knew that Daenerys was captured by the Dothraki, as Khal Moro said they offered a ransom. When Tyrion was negotiating terms they pretended to buy Tyrion’s story that she was out on a trip.
This duplicitousness certainly foreshadows a betrayal. The Wise Masters of Yunkai and Astapor will likely attack Meereen before Dany returns giving her Dothraki horde a nice warm-up match before the big game in Westeros.
4. The Hound is gearing up for an epic confrontation with the Mountain.
Sandor Clegane is back! And if his story arc is going to end right, once he’s done dispatching of the Brotherhood without Banners, he must defeat his brother in a ridiculously over-the-top, mano-a-mano bloodbath. Preferably fire will be used in some way to teach him to overcome his fears.
Will it be in Cersei’s trial by combat? Leaked sources say no. But fear not, the Clegane Bowl is still on and it will be everything the fanboys ever hoped it will be… hopefully.
5. Jaquen will forgive Arya.
We left Arya in pretty bad shape, the victim of a seemingly fatal shanking. But Arya has some pretty strong plot armor so she’ll pull through. The Waif who stabbed her, on the other hand, probably won’t be so lucky.
So when Arya dispatches with the Waif to make her way to Westeros she will still be on the Faceless Men’s hit list. Or will she?
Jaquen Hagar and his creepy cult of death only care about one thing, whether or not they get another dead body for their Many Face God. By killing the Waif, Arya will repay her life debt to Jaquen she owes for not killing the Actress.
If the Faceless Men truly wanted Arya dead, it would not be too hard to kill one child. The only way Arya can get out of this mess is by making peace with the assassin group and getting on with her story line.